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Carolina Insurance Agent Charged With Forging Life Insurance Policies on 16 People
Insurance Journal | June 7, 2024
Carolina Insurance Agent Charged With Forging Life Insurance Policies on 16 People
North Carolina authorities have charged a Battleboro insurance agent with 74 counts after they said he forged life insurance applications for 16 people. Jonathan Michael Vlasak, 35, a licensed producer qualified to sell property, casualty, life and accident insurance, took …
Louisiana’s Temple Meets With Insurers Ahead of Potentially Active Hurricane Season
Insurance Journal | June 7, 2024
Louisiana’s Temple Meets With Insurers Ahead of Potentially Active Hurricane Season
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple recently met with 20 property and casualty insurers ahead of this year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season to make sure insurers are prepared to handle claims following a hurricane or other catastrophic event. “I thought this meeting …
Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Auto Insurance Reform Bills to Boost Market Competition
Insurance Journal | May 31, 2024
Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Auto Insurance Reform Bills to Boost Market Competition
Louisiana lawmakers passed a series of auto insurance reform bills that aim to bring availability and competition to the market by cutting down on excessive verdicts and settlements. Legislators passed four bills endorsed by Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple that he …
Tennessee, Kentucky Tobacco Farmer Sentenced for Second Crop Insurance Fraud
Insurance Journal | May 31, 2024
Tennessee, Kentucky Tobacco Farmer Sentenced for Second Crop Insurance Fraud
A Kentucky tobacco farmer has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to crop insurance fraud, eight years after he was convicted of similar crimes. David Manion, 61, who resides in Lafayette, Tennessee, and owns …
Flight Attendants Accuse Jacksonville Jags Kicker of Sexual Assault on Plane
Insurance Journal | May 31, 2024
Flight Attendants Accuse Jacksonville Jags Kicker of Sexual Assault on Plane
Two unnamed flight attendants have filed suit against the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL team and former placekicker Brandon McManus, accusing him of sexual assault during an 8-hour flight to London last fall. The women, referred to only as Jane Doe I …
Tesla to Recall 125,227 Vehicles Over Faulty Seat Belt Warning System
Insurance Journal | May 31, 2024
Tesla to Recall 125,227 Vehicles Over Faulty Seat Belt Warning System
Tesla is recalling 125,227 vehicles in the U.S. due to a malfunction in its seat belt warning system that can increase the risk of injury in a collision, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday. The regulator said …
Mercury Launches New Umbrella Insurance in Oklahoma
Insurance Journal | May 30, 2024
Mercury Launches New Umbrella Insurance in Oklahoma
Rising liability injury claims for home and auto owners that exceed traditional policy limits have spurred Mercury Insurance, headquartered in Los Angeles, to unveil an all-new personal umbrella insurance policy for Oklahomans that offers extra protection with bolstered coverages beginning …
Miller Acquires Spanish Specialty Re/Insurance Broker Bruzon
Insurance Journal | May 30, 2024
Miller Acquires Spanish Specialty Re/Insurance Broker Bruzon
Miller, the London-based specialist re/insurance broker, announced the acquisition of Madrid-based commercial insurance and reinsurance broker Bruzon Correduría de Seguros y Reaseguros S.A. and its subsidiary Bruzon Services S.A., subject to regulatory approval. Financial details of the deal, which is …
FBI Takes Down Huge Global Army of Zombie Computer Devices
Insurance Journal | May 30, 2024
FBI Takes Down Huge Global Army of Zombie Computer Devices
The FBI said it has dismantled what is likely the world’s largest botnet — an army of 19 million infected computers — that was leased to hackers for cybercrimes. The botnet, which was spread across more than 190 countries, enabled …
Supreme Court Backs NRA in First Amendment Claim Against New York Regulator
Insurance Journal | May 30, 2024
Supreme Court Backs NRA in First Amendment Claim Against New York Regulator
The U.S. Supreme Court has revived a claim by the National Rifle Association (NRA) that a former New York regulator allegedly violated the organization’s First Amendment rights by coercing insurers and banks to terminate their business relationships with the NRA …